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The World Health Organization has declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.
This morning, the Secretary-General spoke at a ceremony in the General Assembly to extend his profound condolences to the Royal family, the Government and people of Oman on the passing of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said.
Recent reports indicate airstrikes and shelling continue in southern Idlib and western Aleppo in Syria, with frontlines moving quickly along the M5 highway towards Saraqeb.
As the country awaits a decision of the Constitutional Court on the outcome of the May 2019 presidential elections, the Secretary-General calls on the Malawian stakeholders to continue upholding the rule of law and promoting peace, unity and stability in the larger interest of the people.
This morning at the Security Council, the mandate of the sanctions regime in the Central African Republic was renewed until the end of July.
In the Horn of Africa, the UN is increasingly concerned about the current desert locust outbreak, which is the worst to strike Ethiopia and Somalia for 25 years and the worst infestation that Kenya has experienced in 70 years.
The Secretary-General has appointed Jack Christofides of South Africa as the Deputy Head of Mission for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon otherwise known as UNIFIL.
On Monday, at 1:30 p.m., there will be a briefing by Ambassador Marc Pecsteen, the Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of February. The Secretary-General’s press conference is scheduled for Tuesday at 11 a.m.
Azerbaijan, Georgia and Montenegro have paid their budget dues in full bringing the Honour Roll up to 34.
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